NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2000 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Brock Lesnar, Minnesota.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Brock LesnarMINN
  2. 2Wes HandIOWA
  3. 3Trent HynekISU
  4. 4Antonio GarayBoston College (MA)
  5. 5Tim CourtadOHIO
  6. 6Bandele Adeniyi-BadaPENN
  7. 7John LockhartILL
  8. 8Matt BrinkMICH

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over Matt Fisher, Duquesne (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. John Testa, Clarion (PA) over John Devine, California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Ken Haines, Lock Haven (PA) over Seth Charles, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania over Jack Leffler, Central Michigan — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Brock Lesnar (1), Minnesota over Bart Johnson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) over Mark Janus, Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Chris Miller, Brigham Young (UT) over Kellan Fluckinger, Arizona State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Dave Anderton, Oklahoma State over Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State — Fall 0:28 · View bout
  6. John Lockhart (4), Illinois over John Testa, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Josh Pearce, Edinboro (PA) over Kevin Baltz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Matt Brink (12), Michigan over Ken Haines, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  9. Matt Kenny, North Carolina over Sean Hage (10), West Virginia — MD 14–3 · View bout
  10. Matt Lamb (11), Michigan State over Mike Russow, Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Paul Hynek, Northern Iowa over Marc DeFrancesco (8), Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  12. Russ Davie, Cleveland State (OH) over Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  13. Shawn Laughlin, Lehigh (PA) over Jake Vercelli, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  14. Tim Courtad (9), Ohio over Brent Boeshans, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State over DJ Hockman, James Madison (VA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  16. Wes Hand (3), Iowa over Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania over Matt Brink (12), Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Brock Lesnar (1), Minnesota over Shawn Laughlin, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  3. Dave Anderton, Oklahoma State over Matt Kenny, North Carolina — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  4. John Lockhart (4), Illinois over Josh Pearce, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Lamb (11), Michigan State over Russ Davie, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  6. Tim Courtad (9), Ohio over Paul Hynek, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State over Chris Miller, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Wes Hand (3), Iowa over Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania over John Lockhart (4), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brock Lesnar (1), Minnesota over Tim Courtad (9), Ohio — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  3. Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State over Dave Anderton, Oklahoma State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Wes Hand (3), Iowa over Matt Lamb (11), Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brock Lesnar (1), Minnesota over Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania — Fall 6:41 · View bout
  2. Wes Hand (3), Iowa over Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Brock Lesnar (1), Minnesota over Wes Hand (3), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over John Devine, California-Bakersfield — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  2. John Testa, Clarion (PA) over Matt Fisher, Duquesne (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Seth Charles, Cornell (NY) over Mike Russow, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Seth Charles, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Bart Johnson, Boise State (ID) over Jake Vercelli, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Brent Boeshans, Oklahoma over Marc DeFrancesco (8), Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State over Sean Hage (10), West Virginia — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. John Testa, Clarion (PA) over Kevin Baltz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  6. Kellan Fluckinger, Arizona State over DJ Hockman, James Madison (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Ken Haines, Lock Haven (PA) over Jack Leffler, Central Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Janus, Penn State over Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) — MD 13–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Shawn Laughlin, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  2. Bart Johnson, Boise State (ID) over Russ Davie, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Brent Boeshans, Oklahoma over Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Chris Miller, Brigham Young (UT) over Ken Haines, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Josh Pearce, Edinboro (PA) over Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Matt Brink (12), Michigan over Kellan Fluckinger, Arizona State — MD 13–1 · View bout
  7. Matt Kenny, North Carolina over John Testa, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:05 · View bout
  8. Paul Hynek, Northern Iowa over Mark Janus, Penn State — Fall 6:03 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Paul Hynek, Northern Iowa — Fall 0:33 · View bout
  2. Brent Boeshans, Oklahoma over Bart Johnson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Matt Brink (12), Michigan over Josh Pearce, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Matt Kenny, North Carolina over Chris Miller, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Dave Anderton, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. John Lockhart (4), Illinois over Brent Boeshans, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Matt Brink (12), Michigan over Matt Lamb (11), Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Tim Courtad (9), Ohio over Matt Kenny, North Carolina — Fall 0:30 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Matt Brink (12), Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Courtad (9), Ohio over John Lockhart (4), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) over Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  2. Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State over Tim Courtad (9), Ohio — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Trent Hynek (2), Iowa State over Antonio Garay (6), Boston College (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Courtad (9), Ohio over Bandele Adeniyi-Bada (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Lockhart (4), Illinois over Matt Brink (12), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.